New week and it's time for a Metal week and also time for a new letter. Moving onto a week on N's. Starting things off with some Nevermore. A band that grew out of a somewhat successful Seattle band called Sanctuary. Vocalist Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard formed Nevermore after the demise of Sanctuary. The sound has always been a little tricky to nail down. Starting out as sort of a Power/Thrash metal act, later work can be described as a progressive thrash sound. Formed in 92 the band has remained a staple on the Century Media label. Currently on a hiatus since half the band has left. The later material has been praised. Case in point either 'Dreaming Neon Black' or 'Dead Heart In A Dead World' can be considered albums of the year. But for today's post I'm going with something short and sweet. The 'In Memory' EP was released in 96. Simple 5 song EP with 4 original tracks and a curious cover of Bauhaus' 'Double Dare/Silent Hedges'. This was a simple attack on you ears, solid thrash metal and a starting point of what's to come. This EP has been out of print for sometime, but was reissued, here is the original for your pleasure.
Nevermore has gained some success over the years, but with half the band leaving and the reformation of Sanctuary, the band is on somewhat of a hiatus. The other curse of the band is the revolving lineup of second guitarists. Not to say there wasn't talent there, I mean the band at times featured the likes of, Chris Broderick (Megadeth/ex Jag Panzer), Steve Smyth (The Esseness Project, ex Testament), Pat O'Brien (Cannibal Corpse) and Tim Calvert (ex Forbidden). Speaking of big names, Nevermore actually has some ties to Megadeth. Ex-Guitarist Jeff Loomis tried out for Megadeth after Chris Poland was fired, but was turned down by Dave Mustaine. And speaking of Mustaine, he actually produced one of the Sanctuary albums. I always felt like Nevermore should've been a bigger band than what they were. There were some great records and their live shows were always great. Damn shame things fell apart the way they did. Thankfully the music still rocks.
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